Fighter

Duke Russo vs Robert Biggs (Movimus)

Duke Russo is back at Movimus. That's great news. Seven months with no new Russo, I was beginning to think the guy was turning his back on me and his other hardcore fans. He's not only back, but he brought one of his pals to wrestle, big guy named Biggs, very muscular, taller, heavier than Russo. So far, nobody at Movimus has been able to beat the Duke, so now he brings his own goddamn competition, but only after challenging everybody within the reach of the internet (pretty much everybody) to come to Movimus and take him on. That was about a year ago. It sounds cocky to challenge the world, and it is, but here's a man that's hungry for a good hard hairy-chested fight. Robert Biggs is certainly daunting. He'd give most wrestlers pause. Not Russo. Russo's ready, and in seconds he's all over the new guy. Unlike a lot of submission wrestlers, Russo isn't shy about putting some flash into the contest, body-slamming, fireman-carrying, basically showing Biggs and whoever's watching who's boss - and here it's not choreography - it's the way Duke likes to fight. I've liked a lot of the Movimus guys, but Russo's been my hands-down favorite for at least a year. He's hot stuff and he knows it, but he's no prancing narcissist needing the chip knocked off his shoulder. From all reports, he's a nice guy. He's just a fighter, the genuine article, obviously loves a challenge, ready to fight anyone with the nuts to step on the mat with him. It takes Biggs about two thirds of the match and two falls to figure out what he's here for. I give him credit for taking Russo on - and admittedly Duke's dizzying offense sets an opponent's clock back a bit, so it's only natural that the big guy may need a few minutes to get his bearings. But is it too little too late? Can Biggs really turn this match around? I'll just say this: Biggs is a great fit for Movimus, and Duke knew what he was doing bringing him in. The guy has the muscles and the balls to be a star there. But he's no Russo. Right now nobody is but Russo - and probably nobody wants somebody to set Russo back a step or two more than Russo himself. The guy likes to fight - and that about sums it all up and makes me hard at the same time. The guy likes to fight - Is there a prettier sentence in the English language?

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